Re: "Package was removed from Debian because of a variable name" myth (?) (was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?)

2022-01-24 Thread mick crane
On 2022-01-23 19:54, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: I have no idea what are your plan to reach down the road but you may get much more than you expect. I think this is what is called gaslighting. mick -- Key ID4BFEBB31

Re: "Package was removed from Debian because of a variable name" myth (?) (was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?)

2022-01-23 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
On 2022-01-23 08:16, mick crane wrote: > On 2022-01-23 11:56, Andy Smith wrote: >> Hi Mick, >> >> On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:52:12AM +, mick crane wrote: >>> On 2022-01-23 11:38, Andy Smith wrote: >>> > On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:17:25AM +, mick crane wrote: >>> > > I was a little

Re: "Package was removed from Debian because of a variable name" myth (?) (was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?)

2022-01-23 Thread Greg Wooledge
> > > > This diff might give you an idea of some of the problems with this > > > > software (sadly broken TLS setup so have to click through warning): > > > > > > > > https://gitlab.com/woob/woob/-/merge_requests/228/diffs#85eabf8cd7ee0b4611976309bd723f6ad7b301c4_785_784 > If you insist on

Re: "Package was removed from Debian because of a variable name" myth (?) (was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?)

2022-01-23 Thread mick crane
On 2022-01-23 11:56, Andy Smith wrote: Hi Mick, On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:52:12AM +, mick crane wrote: On 2022-01-23 11:38, Andy Smith wrote: > On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:17:25AM +, mick crane wrote: > > I was a little concerned about the direction of travel when that > > software > >

Re: "Package was removed from Debian because of a variable name" myth (?) (was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?)

2022-01-23 Thread Andy Smith
Hi Mick, On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:52:12AM +, mick crane wrote: > On 2022-01-23 11:38, Andy Smith wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:17:25AM +, mick crane wrote: > > > I was a little concerned about the direction of travel when that > > > software > > > got removed from the repository

Re: "Package was removed from Debian because of a variable name" myth (?) (was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?)

2022-01-23 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
On 2022-01-23 06:52, mick crane wrote: > On 2022-01-23 11:38, Andy Smith wrote: >> Hello, >> >> On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:17:25AM +, mick crane wrote: >>> I was a little concerned about the direction of travel when that >>> software >>> got removed from the repository because of variable

Re: "Package was removed from Debian because of a variable name" myth (?) (was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?)

2022-01-23 Thread mick crane
On 2022-01-23 11:38, Andy Smith wrote: Hello, On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:17:25AM +, mick crane wrote: I was a little concerned about the direction of travel when that software got removed from the repository because of variable names. If you're referring to the WebOOB package, that was

"Package was removed from Debian because of a variable name" myth (?) (was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?)

2022-01-23 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:17:25AM +, mick crane wrote: > I was a little concerned about the direction of travel when that software > got removed from the repository because of variable names. If you're referring to the WebOOB package, that was not why it was removed and incorrect